Cross-cultural evaluation of ethnic perspective-taking ability: An exploratory investigation with U. S. Latino and Guatemalan Ladino children.

Quintana, Stephen M.; Ybarra, Veronica C.; Gonzalez-Doupe, Pilar; Baessa, Yetilu de

doi:10.1037/1099-9809.6.4.334

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“…When combined with egocentric induction, perception of greater similarity to in-group members results in greater attraction and more positive feelings toward the in-group. This is consistent with the observation that intergroup bias often focuses on in-group evaluations rather than out-group evaluations (Aboud, 2003;Brewer, 1999;Nesdale, 2008), and that ethnic perspective taking may be associated with lower ethnic prejudice (Quintana, 1998(Quintana, , 1999(Quintana, , 2007Quintana, Ybarra, Gonzalez-Doupe, & de Baessa, 2000).…”

Section: Egocentric Social Projection As a Basis For Intergroup Biassupporting

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Wherein Lies Children’s Intergroup Bias? Egocentrism, Social Understanding, and Social Projection

Abrams

2011

Child Development

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Does children's bias toward their own groups reflect egocentrism or social understanding? After being categorized as belonging to 1 of 2 fictitious groups, 157 six- to ten-year-olds evaluated group members and expressed preferences among neutral items. Children who expected the in-group to share their item preferences (egocentric social projection) showed intergroup bias. However, most bias was expressed by children who expected their in-group to share, but the out-group to oppose, their own evaluations of members. These oppositional expectations were associated with better social perspective taking, and better understanding that groups expect loyalty from their members. Consistent with the developmental model of subjective group dynamics (D. Abrams, A. Rutland, J. Pelletier, & J. M. Ferrell, 2009), social understanding, rather than egocentrism, provides a more parsimonious explanation of children's intergroup bias.

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Section: Egocentric Social Projection As a Basis For Intergroup Biassupporting

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“…Might perspective taking be similarly implicated in the context of real groups? Quintana et al. (2000) and Quintana (2007) found that ethnic perspective‐taking ability maps onto social perspective‐taking ability, increasing especially between the ages of 6 and 10 years.…”

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Wherein Lies Children’s Intergroup Bias? Egocentrism, Social Understanding, and Social Projection

Abrams

2011

Child Development

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“…In the case of ethnicity, Quintana and colleagues recently found that ethnic perspective-taking ability was associated significantly not simply with general social perspective-taking ability but also with 'ethnic cognition' (i.e. knowledge and self-identification) at similar ages (US second grade) (Quintana, Ybarra, Gonzalez-Doupe, & De-Baessa, 2000). This, in line with the age-7 peak in ethnic-role development, can go to explain the unique pattern we found for ethnocentric reasoning.…”

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The Influence of Gender and Ethnicity on Children's Inferences About Toy Choice

Lam¹,

Leman²

2003

Social Development

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By 4-5 years of age children can make gender-congruent inferences about toys. Not only do they respond differentially to gender labels attached to toys, even without such labels they make inferences about toy choice that reflect an awareness of and identification with their gender in-group. However it is unclear how far inferences about toy choice extend to other aspects of a child's social identity. The present study explored the influence of both gender and ethnicity on children's judgements on toy choice for themselves and others. Eighty-four children in three age groups (5, 6-7, 8-9 yrs) were shown photographs of unfamiliar toys and unfamiliar children from three ethnic groups (white, black, Asian) and were asked to rate how much they and these children would like each toy. Boys consistently predicted that Asian children would like the toys less than other ethnic groups. Ethnicity influenced inferences from 6-7 years old where children predicted that white, black and Asian peers would like the toys differently from each other. Children at 8-9 years old predicted that Asian peers would like the toys less than both white and black peers. Analysis of differences between children's own liking and predictions for same-and opposite-sex others revealed that they were gendercentric. That is, children predicted that a same-sex child would like a toy more similarly to themselves compared to an opposite-sex child. Analysis between white and Asian children's own liking and predictions for same-and other-ethnic others found that only 6-7-year-olds made ethnocentric inferences. That is, same-ethnic peers' liking was rated more similar to children's own compared to that of other-ethnic peers. Findings are discussed in light of cognitive developmental theories and previous work on the development of perspective-taking skills.

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“…Transracially adoptive mothers' cultural socialization/pluralism may also be guided by agerelated increases in their children's understanding of their adoptive status. Preparation for bias may be even more likely to be influenced by children's age and understanding of race (Hughes & Chen, 1999;Rojewski, 2005), both of which make important advances in middle childhood and adolescence (e.g., Aboud, 1988;Lee & Quintana, 2005;McKown & Weinstein, 2003;Quintana, Ybarra, Gonzalez-Doupe, & De Baessa, 2000).…”

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Mothers’ Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Socialization of Transracially Adopted Asian Children*

Johnston¹,

Swim²,

Saltsman³

et al. 2007

Family Relations

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This study examined maternal and child predictors of White mothers' cultural socialization/pluralism and preparation for bias of Chinese and Korean adopted children in families participating in the Northeast-Northwest Collaborative Adoption Project. Mother's psychological connection to Asian Americans, but not White identity, and children's age predicted cultural socialization/pluralism and preparation for bias. Birth country was related to cultural socialization/pluralism but not preparation for bias. Cultural socialization/pluralism was related to fewer externalizing problems but not to internalizing problems. Preparation for bias was not related to behavioral problems. The implications of these findings are summarized in terms of interventions aimed at increasing mothers' connections to Asian American communities or individuals, providing Korean cultural information to parents of Korean adoptees, and the timing of interventions.

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Cross-cultural evaluation of ethnic perspective-taking ability: An exploratory investigation with U. S. Latino and Guatemalan Ladino children.

Cited by 16 publications

References 37 publications

Wherein Lies Children’s Intergroup Bias? Egocentrism, Social Understanding, and Social Projection

Wherein Lies Children’s Intergroup Bias? Egocentrism, Social Understanding, and Social Projection

The Influence of Gender and Ethnicity on Children's Inferences About Toy Choice

Mothers’ Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Socialization of Transracially Adopted Asian Children*

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